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Tuesday \| January 21st, 2025 Embassy Suites by Hilton, Orlando Lake Buena Vista South \| 4955 Kyngs Heath Road \| Kissimmee, FL \| 34746
Start Time	End Time	Business & Operations EXPO	Location
6:30 AM	5:00 PM	Conference Registration Open Conference Sponsored by Syngenta UF Students Sponsored by Envu Conference Printing Sponsored by Turfsigns	West Registration Desk
2:00 PM	6:00 PM	Exhibitor Set-Up	Palms Ballroom
3:00 PM	4:30 PM	FPMA GAC/PAC Meeting	Cypress 1 & 2
4:30 PM	5:30 PM	Past Presidents' Meeting (Invitation Only) Sponsored by Bell Labs	Suite 1019

Wednesday \| January 22nd, 2025 Embassy Suites by Hilton, Orlando Lake Buena Vista South \| 4955 Kyngs Heath Road \| Kissimmee, FL \| 34746
Start Time	End Time	Business & Operations EXPO	Location
6:30 AM	5:30 PM	Conference Registration Open Conference Sponsored by Syngenta Exhibit Hall Power Station Sponsored by PWIPM Florida Chapter CEUs Sponsored by BASF UF Students Sponsored by Envu Conference Printing Sponsored by Turfsigns	West Registration Desk
7:00 AM	9:30 AM	Exhibitor Set-up	Palms Ballroom
7:15 AM	9:15 AM	CORE (2 CEU credit hours) Dr. Roberto Pereira, Dr. Phi Koehler, Dr. Rebecca Baldwin, UF	Magnolia A & B
9:15 AM	9:30 AM	Coffee Break Sponsored by Avalon Manufacturing/Critter Quitter	Magnolia A & B
9:30 AM	11:30 AM	GHP (2 CEU credit hours) *Desiree Straubinger, BASF* Using Biology & Behavior When Controlling Ants & Cockroaches	Magnolia A & B
11:30 AM	2:30 PM	Exhibit Hall Open	Palms Ballroom
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Lunch Sponsored by BWI Lunch Bar Sponsored by Douglas Products	Palms Ballroom
1:00 PM	3:00 PM	WDO (2 CEU credit hours) Dr. Johnalyn Gordon, Ph.D. University of Florida	Magnolia A & B
3:00 PM	3:15 PM	Coffee Break Sponsored by Veseris	Magnolia A & B
3:15 PM	5:15 PM	L&O (2 CEU credit hours) George Richardson, University of Florida	Cypress 1
3:15 PM	5:15 PM	FUME 2 CEU credit hours) Erich Hobelman & Steve Niedzwiedzki, Douglas Products	Cypress 2
5:15 PM	6:30 PM	Welcome Reception Sponsored by Forshaw	Cypress 3-5

Thursday \| January 23rd, 2025 Embassy Suites by Hilton, Orlando Lake Buena Vista South \| 4955 Kyngs Heath Road \| Kissimmee, FL \| 34746
Start Time	End Time	Business & Operations EXPO	Location
7:30 AM	10:00 AM	Conference Registration Open Conference Sponsored by Syngenta Exhibit Hall Power Station Sponsored by PWIPM Florida Chapter Business Sessions Sponsored by Applause UF Faculty & Students Sponsored Envu Conference Printing Sponsored by Turfsigns	West Registration Desk
8:00 AM	10:00 AM	Keynote Workshop Sarah Wallace, Enneagram MBA The Ways We Lead - Using the Enneagram to Understand Your Personality and How to Leverage it in Leadership Every great leader, from Jeff Bezos to Richard Bransen, has a unique way of guiding their team to success. In this session, we'll dive into the Enneagram's nine leadership styles to help you discover the one that aligns with your strengths. You'll walk away with practical insights to lead more effectively and a deeper understanding of what your team needs most from you. Plus, you'll have an opportunity to connect with fellow business owners hands-on, and engagingly. Join us in this session and discover what the Enneagram says about your leadership style. Sponsored by Site One Landscape Supply	Magnolia A & B
10:15 AM	10:30 AM	Coffee Break	Magnolia A & B
10:30 AM	11:30 AM	Business Session One Jason Rozar, ICW Group Utilizing Psychological Safety to Improve Culture and Your Bottom Line 85% of all incidents can be directly linked back to leadership! During the first 30 minutes of the session, Jason Rozar will emphasize the importance of structuring your business plan with a “safety first” mindset while also continuously improving your safety culture and practices. The concepts of psychological safety will be briefly outlined and the audience will have the remaining 30 minutes to interact with Jason. This is a session your business, your employees, and their families cannot afford you to miss!	Magnolia C & D
11:30 AM	2:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open	Palms Ballroom
11:45 AM	1:00 PM	Lunch Lunch Sponsored by Zoecon	Palms Ballroom
1:30 PM	2:30 PM	Business Session Two Chris Anderson, Applause *Do's and Don'ts of Hiring, Retaining, and Firing* The hiring market is CRAZY right now! Businesses report that hiring and retaining hourly workers in 2024 was their #1 problem. This makes it more important than ever to implement updated retention and hiring practices to ensure you are always properly staffed. In this session, we'll cover the legal exposure to hiring and firing. Then, we'll discuss tactics and best practices to help you find and keep your people.	Magnolia C & D
2:00 PM	3:00 PM	Exhibitor Post Con (Exhibitors Only)	Palms Ballroom
2:30 PM	2:45 PM	Coffee Break	Magnolia A & B
2:45 PM	3:45 PM	Business Session Three Matt Weber, ROAR Internet Marketing Unlock More Leads With These 5 Digital Marketing Insights	Magnolia C & D
4:00 PM	5:30 PM	FPMA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sponsored by Bell Labs	Cypress 1 & 2
6:00 PM	7:00 PM	Inaugural Celebration - President's Reception Sponsored by Tara Solutions	Palms Foyer
7:00 PM	9:00 PM	Inaugural Celebration Dinner Sponsored by Advanced Work Vans	Magnolia A & B

Friday \| January 24th, 2025 Embassy Suites by Hilton, Orlando Lake Buena Vista South \| 4955 Kyngs Heath Road \| Kissimmee, FL \| 34746
Start Time	End Time	Business & Operations EXPO	Location
8:30 AM	9:30 AM	FPMA Executive Committee Meeting	Cypress 1-3
10:00 AM	12:00 PM	FPMA Board of Directors Meeting	Cypress 1-3
12:00 PM	1:00 PM	Board of Directors Lunch (FPMA Board Only) Sponsored by Bell Labs	Cypress 1-3
1:00 PM		FPMA Special Executive Committee Meeting (invitation only)	Cypress 1-3

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself."

~Edmund Lee

EXPO Interactive Schedule

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself." ​~Edmund Lee

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself."

~Edmund Lee